President Donald Trump raised the stakes in his attack on the media on Wednesday, not only decrying a NBC News report about his nuclear ambitions as “pure fiction” but threatening to “challenge their license.”

That’s an apparent reference to the Federal Communications Commission license that allows broadcasters like NBC to use public airwaves to transmit their programming; the government has no control over programming transmitted via cable.

The remarks surprised those present at the meeting, NBC News reported, and came just around the same time that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may have called Trump a “moron” — an allegation that the State Department later disputed.

In a bit of déjà vu, that “moron” story was also broken exclusively by NBC News earlier this month, leading to a series of nasty tweets from Trump, dismissing the network as “fake news,” and included the same comparison to CNN.

NBC news is #FakeNews and more dishonest than even CNN. They are a disgrace to good reporting. No wonder their news ratings are way down!

Trump’s fingers got a workout this morning, with a Twitterstorm that touted the stock market’s growth under his presidency and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s stance on player protests during the national anthem.

9 People #BlockedByTrump on Twitter, From Chrissy Teigen to Stephen King (Photos)

While Donald Trump​ ​likes to ​dole out criticism on Twitter, he certainly doesn't like to receive it. ​And lately, he's​ even​ blocking people for doing it.​ ​Here is the (growing) list of noteworthy people​ ​who have been​ ​#BlockedByTrump​ ​on ​his favorite social media platform.

Chrissy Teigen

After years of trolling him, this model finally got #BlockedByTrump in July 2017. Apparently, what broke POTUS' back wasn't being called a "twat;" it was being told, "lol no one likes you."

Stephen KingThe horror novelist and frequent Trump critic alerted fans in June 2017 that he had beed blocked by POTUS. Fortunately, King won't have to miss out: "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling offered to DM Trump tweets directly to him.

"Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika BrzezinskiPresident Trump didn't explicitly block Scarborough and Brzezinski, but he did unfollow them. The "Morning Joe" duo are politically conservative, but emerged as vocal Trump critics in late 2016.

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Bess KalbTrump blocked the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" writer after she hurled a few jokes at him. Afterward, Kalb tweeted that she was mortified yet unsurprised "that the leader of the free world could be so wounded by the gentle ribbing of a comedy writer." She also called Trump a "snowflake."

VoteVetsTrump blocked the progressive veterans advocacy group after it harshly criticized his Muslim travel ban and his potential links with Russia. But VoteVets was unfazed, later tweeting, "The Commander in Chief can block @VoteVets, the voice of 500k military veterans and families, but we will NOT be silenced."

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Holly O'ReillyThe musician/activist was probably #BlockedByTrump after tweeting a photo of him and an all-black-clad Melania with the caption, "Dress for the job you want. #widow," or calling him a "bloody idiot." O'Reilly claims Trump violated her constitutional rights by blocking her, and after it happened, told Time, "It's like FDR took my radio away."

John NivenThe "Kill Your Friends" author is a #BlockedByTrump O.G; Trump blocked him sometime around November 9, 2016. Niven turned a screenshot of the block notification into a badge of honor, tweeting "I'm blocked on Twitter by the President of the United States. Strange days."

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Jimmy SmagulaThis actor was #BlockedByTrump, but not by first daughter Ivanka, a fact he used to his advantage after she tweeted a widely-mocked tribute to "my LGBT friends" at the start of Pride Month. "TELL YOUR A****** FATHER AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT" he said on June 2.

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The president has been increasingly busy curating who, and who cannot see him on his favorite social media platform

While Donald Trump​ ​likes to ​dole out criticism on Twitter, he certainly doesn't like to receive it. ​And lately, he's​ even​ blocking people for doing it.​ ​Here is the (growing) list of noteworthy people​ ​who have been​ ​#BlockedByTrump​ ​on ​his favorite social media platform.